Originally Posted by Maverick (Post 549462)

A batgirl would be cool.

Originally Posted by Specter (Post 549196)

Arkham City sold 2 million first week, and you have to account for
Arkham games sell well despite being $60
movie tickets are around $10
Arrow is basically free TV

The line needs a base, you can't just do niche wave after niche wave.
This past wave was a risk, not only do they have to rely on a niche of Batman fans but Superman as well just to clear a wave.
So with the Knight hype building thats the logical thing to make(especially replacing the 6' line)
Arkham is a core line that would likely be around anyway and has the depth to keep a line going so it works.

Best direction after Knight would be Arrow, Arrow directly following Superman/Batman wave would destroy the line with being too random.
At that point your target audience is only the most hardcore of DC fans.

Movies can't really be a base because they are too varried and you would basically have no cohesion.
You can do a current movie series as the base but then the line gets screwed over after the movie runs it course.
Burton Batman is popular enough to anchor yet its basically complete with 2 more figures(Returns Batman, Joker)

Arkham waves will allow them to do a wave with Batman and 2 villains from 20 years ago once in a while.
It keeps them with a core audience that they can directly bring back the next wave.
Some of the Arkham guys will pick up a few of the "random wave" because their is some basic cross appeal then you have him hooked for a full wave after that.
Even with all these reveals Arkham could carry another two or three whole waves.

Otherwise its
An Arkham niche who want this small random selection of Arkham characters at 4'
Batman 89 niche
Superman the movie niche(though less so than Batman 89 because its nearly the definitive version, but still much older target audience)
Arrow niche
Etc

DCUC and DCIH were comics as a base
Arrow should become the base after the Arkham roster has been completed.

Originally Posted by Specter (Post 549196)

Best direction after Knight would be Arrow, Arrow directly following Superman/Batman wave would destroy the line with being too random.
At that point your target audience is only the most hardcore of DC fans.

Originally Posted by redfox (Post 549450)

I'd like an Oracle figure, but I don't see it happening.

Originally Posted by tlasjr (Post 549505)

-the figures are he same price so I'm not sure what your point is on the difference between free tv and video game prices?
-That was my whole point. They said all of the dc multiverse is the base. Not Arkham.
-Superman sold the wave? I haven't even SEEN a superman yet. 1 penguin, no maskless Batman.
-I agree the next wave was going always going to be Arkham. but Its a series with a year of life left, two years from now it will juts be a used bargain bin memory. They've said its the last game.


-But you think there is enough fan base for Arkham for SEVEN waves of figures? If they follow up wave four with another wave of Arkham figures all you will have left is diehard Arkham fans left. There are more dc fans than Arkham fans, sorry but its true.

-so the only options are batman 89, superman 78, arrow and arkham?
you forgot Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Gotham, Flash 90, Flash 14, Aquaman, Smallville, Nolan trilogy, Infinite Crisis, DC Universe online, Superfriends, Adam west batman, Shazam, Isis, Swamp Thing, etc.

-You will never see a 4 inch 89 joker. They wont pay likness rights to Nicholson for a head that small. That's why Keaton looks like it was sculpted by a blind chipmunk

I get it they want tie the marketing into the game. groovy. After that take the license for a spin. They only made one mistake so far and I understand it. There is no way that Zod was intended to come before Reeves. Some exec said they wanted a hero in the chase figures and zod got moved to the front of the line and Superman is a chase figure.

Otherwise everything is just fine.

Originally Posted by Poison Shadow (Post 549541)

It's all but guaranteed that Arkham Origins 2 (or whatever else it'll be titled) is being developed by WB Montreal, ready to be announced 6 months after AK launches.

Originally Posted by Poison Shadow (Post 549541)

That's where you're wrong. Arkham Knight is Rocksteady's final Batman game, they're ready to move on. WB Games, on the other hand, is going to milk the cow until it keels over. It's all but guaranteed that Arkham Origins 2 (or whatever else it'll be titled) is being developed by WB Montreal, ready to be announced 6 months after AK launches.

We can expect toys to be released in unison with the games for as long they make money for everyone involved. Don't underestimate their popularity - there's gonna be a whole generation out there who sees the Arkham series as THEIR Batman, having either never seen, or just don't appreciate, the Burton/Shumacher movies, BTAS, or anything else during/before that period. It'll be a toss-up between Arkham and the Nolan movies, and as good as those first two movies were, they don't let you BE Batman.

Originally Posted by Ravenxl7 (Post 549568)

Do you know if that is the proposed Suicide Squad game? Cause that's the only one I was aware of. I kinda hope Rocksteady makes some more Arkham styled games, but focusing on someone other than Batman. Like a full game set around Nightwing, or a Green Arrow game.

Originally Posted by tlasjr (Post 549505)

-so the only options are batman 89, superman 78, arrow and arkham?
you forgot Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Gotham, Flash 90, Flash 14, Aquaman, Smallville, Nolan trilogy, Infinite Crisis, DC Universe online, Superfriends, Adam west batman, Shazam, Isis, Swamp Thing, etc.

Originally Posted by snake5289 (Post 549593)

I'm all for Arkham Origins 2. I may be in the minority but I really liked the first game (the Mr. Freeze DLC was really good too). I'd love the sequel to involve the Suicide Squad somehow.

Is Blackgate any good? I've thought about getting now that it's on PSN but mainly because I want to see how the story goes (come on it's the first meeting with Catwoman) but if it's total garbage I'm sure I can find a walkthrough on Youtube or something.

Man I'm still pumped about those figure reveals. It's been a long time since action figures have gotten me this hyped. I feel like a kid again.

Originally Posted by JangonateTK421 (Post 549607)

Arkham Origins is great! And next to Batman Returns, the Origins Batsuit is one of my faves.

Originally Posted by Poison Shadow (Post 549604)

I mentioned earlier that Ra's and Talia weren't very high on my list of wanted characters. I've been thinking since then and actually - after these recent reveals - they ARE at the top of my list now! Just about all of my most requested characters were just shown off.



Arkham Origins is actually my favorite game in the series. It gave us a great new Batsuit design, an awesome Knightfall-like storyline with (FINALLY!) a very well done version of Bane, NAILED Joker and Harley's first meeting, and (although Black Mask got shafted) it had a memorable intro for Joker.

Blackgate is okay if you like games done in the old Metroid/Castlevania style - where you explore and backtrack through a 2D location, finding gadgets which let you proceed to previously locked areas. I typically don't like those kinds of games - but I held in there with this one and the constant backtracking only got to me at the very end. The combat is terrible, but I liked the puzzle solving. The boss fights were pretty good too. The story, while basic, was okay. It will seem entirely pointless if the Suicide Squad stuff doesn't have a big payoff in the future though.

What's kind of funny is that the Multiverse AC Catwoman could actually be seen as an AO version too - she wore the exact same costume for her first appearance. It makes the Date Night multipack make a little more sense.

Originally Posted by snake5289 (Post 549613)

Really surprised that there's no Deathstroke. You'd think how awesome he was in Origins and Arrow they would've been all over making a figure of him.

Originally Posted by Specter (Post 549448)

Am I alone in wanting Multiverse Talia, Lady Shiva and Ra's most after AO Batman and Catwoman?
I'd really want a Batgirl but sadly she hasn't appeared in the games yet.

Originally Posted by Autobot_Goldbug (Post 549639)

I don't like the Origins Batmobile though. I would have liked either the City or Asylum versions.

Originally Posted by snake5289 (Post 549737)

And I'd buy Talia, Ra's, and Shiva on sight. Actually I take that back. I'm buying all Arkham related characters on sight so making those 3 wouldn't be any different. They'd certainly get bought.